Pathway Discovery Workshops / Winter Schools

General Data
Academic program	ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM			:
Type d'EC	Projet
Project : 40h00 Total duration : 68h00	Status :	Period : Semester 3	Education language : English

Learning Outcomes
Workshops aim at providing a general overview of the different pathways offered in the Ecam Engineering program. There are 2 workshop sessions during Year 2, one in Semester 3 and one in Semester 4. Each session lasts two weeks. During each week, students participate to one practical workshop (20 H) related to one pathway. Students are then exposed to the four pathways over the whole Year 2 The goal is to prepare the students to the different types of activities they will meet in the various pathways but also to guide their decision-making by offering an overview of the related professions and job opportunities in each area. In addition, workshops can be replaced by some Winter / Summer schools offered by our institutional partners abroad. These Schools are optional since inscription fees are applied, but they are a real opportunity for the students to deepen the pathway topic in a multicultural environment. "Robotics & automation" workshop By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Sense the multidisciplinarity of robotics 2. Discover computer vision 3. Face the difficulty of hardware programming 4. Program a simple robotic system composed of 2 stepper motors using an Arduino board and a shield "Energy" workshop The outcomes of this project are: • To learn how to size a renewable energy system • To use the disposing material and turn it into a useful and efficient design • To assess energy system performances • To optimize the design • To carry out a technical Low-Cost project independently and with complete autonomy • To practice Team building and efficiently manage the time • Communicate on the project orally and in written format "Mechanical engineering workshop Discover the mechanical design process starting from the idea until the prototyping throughout numerical simulation and testing. -Create Computer-aided design model using CREO software -Perform FEM programing and compare analytical results with numerical simulations results. -Control Dimensions, tolerances and adjustments. -Numerical simulation to simulate the mechanical behavior.

Learning Outcomes

Workshops aim at providing a general overview of the different pathways offered in the Ecam Engineering program.
There are 2 workshop sessions during Year 2, one in Semester 3 and one in Semester 4.
Each session lasts two weeks.
During each week, students participate to one practical workshop (20 H) related to one pathway.
Students are then exposed to the four pathways over the whole Year 2
The goal is to prepare the students to the different types of activities they will meet in the various pathways but also to guide their decision-making by offering an overview of the related professions and job opportunities in each area.
In addition, workshops can be replaced by some Winter / Summer schools offered by our institutional partners abroad. These Schools are optional since inscription fees are applied, but they are a real opportunity for the students to deepen the pathway topic in a multicultural environment.

"Robotics & automation" workshop
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Sense the multidisciplinarity of robotics
2. Discover computer vision
3. Face the difficulty of hardware programming
4. Program a simple robotic system composed of 2 stepper motors using an Arduino board and a shield

"Energy" workshop
The outcomes of this project are:
• To learn how to size a renewable energy system
• To use the disposing material and turn it into a useful and efficient design
• To assess energy system performances
• To optimize the design
• To carry out a technical Low-Cost project independently and with complete autonomy
• To practice Team building and efficiently manage the time
• Communicate on the project orally and in written format

"Mechanical engineering workshop
Discover the mechanical design process starting from the idea until the prototyping throughout numerical simulation and testing.
-Create Computer-aided design model using CREO software
-Perform FEM programing and compare analytical results with numerical simulations results.
-Control Dimensions, tolerances and adjustments.
-Numerical simulation to simulate the mechanical behavior.

Content
Workshops are mixing three types of activities: - A practical work or experiment related to the pathway - Series of conferences or round tables with professionals - Visits of industrial companies' sites "Robotics & automation" workshop The goal of the workshop is to build a robotic system called Polargraph: the system receives an image as input and draws its contour on a whiteboard as output. First, the students study the mechanical structure of the system to define its specifications. Second, they learn the basics of computer vision during a 4-hours session lab. Third, they setup the system (electronic and mechanic) components, program the contour detection algorithm in Python, and the control algorithm on the Arduino board. Finally, they test the limits of the system by manipulating several parameters (e.g. frame rate). "Energy" workshop i. Students will design the blades, and plan the performance: power vs. wind speed velocity. At this step, aerodynamics and optimization of the design are the two main bricks to focus on. ii. then they will build the electric circuit, connect it to the DC generator and the Boost converter and verify and test the good operation of the circuit iii. Students should finally, assemble all the parts (blades on axis, motor on support/tower) "Mechanical engineering workshop 1- The students will design, using CREO, a mechanical crane that should be able tohold and transport an object in space. The model is sized based on the mechanical components given to the students at the beginning of the workshop (bearings, gears). The total weight of the crane and its volume should be minimized. 2- The CAD design of the crane arm will be then imported to the numerical simulation Ansys software where a FEM (Finite Element) analysis is performed to check the ability of the arm to withstand the maximum force acting upon it. A topology optimization is also performed and the design can be then improved accordingly (A tutorial video about this simulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLBpQVhfXIc). 3- Finite element programming of the basic equations with the help of MATLAB language should be realized to study the deformation of the crane arm. The FEM results of the arm using Ansys software should be compared with the analytical solution of finite element method. Please refer to annex for details 4- Once the design is finalized, the final CAD model is 3D-printed using PLS or ABS materials. 5- The prototype is run by servo motor controlled by Arduino to control the speed and the direction of the arm. 6- A test is performed to assess the ability of the prototype to carry the weight.

Content

Workshops are mixing three types of activities:
- A practical work or experiment related to the pathway
- Series of conferences or round tables with professionals
- Visits of industrial companies' sites

"Robotics & automation" workshop
The goal of the workshop is to build a robotic system called Polargraph: the system receives an image as input and draws its contour on a whiteboard as output.
First, the students study the mechanical structure of the system to define its specifications.
Second, they learn the basics of computer vision during a 4-hours session lab.
Third, they setup the system (electronic and mechanic) components, program the contour detection algorithm in Python, and the control algorithm on the Arduino board.
Finally, they test the limits of the system by manipulating several parameters (e.g. frame rate).

"Energy" workshop
i. Students will design the blades, and plan the performance: power vs. wind speed velocity. At this step, aerodynamics and optimization of the design are the two main bricks to focus on.
ii. then they will build the electric circuit, connect it to the DC generator and the Boost converter and verify and test the good operation of the circuit
iii. Students should finally, assemble all the parts (blades on axis, motor on support/tower)

"Mechanical engineering workshop
1- The students will design, using CREO, a mechanical crane that should be able tohold and transport an object in space. The model is sized based on the mechanical components given to the students at the beginning of the workshop (bearings, gears). The total weight of the crane and its volume should be minimized.

2- The CAD design of the crane arm will be then imported to the numerical simulation Ansys software where a FEM (Finite Element) analysis is performed to check the ability of the arm to withstand the maximum force acting upon it. A topology optimization is also performed and the design can be then improved accordingly
(A tutorial video about this simulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLBpQVhfXIc).

3- Finite element programming of the basic equations with the help of MATLAB language should be realized to study the deformation of the crane arm. The FEM results of the arm using Ansys software should be compared with the analytical solution of finite element method. Please refer to annex for details

4- Once the design is finalized, the final CAD model is 3D-printed using PLS or ABS materials.

5- The prototype is run by servo motor controlled by Arduino to control the speed and the direction of the arm.

6- A test is performed to assess the ability of the prototype to carry the weight.

Pre-requisites / co-requisites
"Robotics & automation" workshop -Mathematics for engineers 1 -Mathematics for engineers 2 -Mathematics for engineers 3 -General Mechanics 1 -Computer programming -Electronics 1 – Components and technology -Digital design and embedded software 1 "Energy" workshop - Fluid mechanics - Mechanical Design - General Mechanics - Electronics 1 – Components and technology - Electronic Circuits & Systems "Mechanical engineering workshop Mechanical design 1 General mechanics Arduino basics

Pre-requisites / co-requisites

"Robotics & automation" workshop
-Mathematics for engineers 1
-Mathematics for engineers 2
-Mathematics for engineers 3
-General Mechanics 1
-Computer programming
-Electronics 1 – Components and technology
-Digital design and embedded software 1

"Energy" workshop
- Fluid mechanics
- Mechanical Design
- General Mechanics
- Electronics 1 – Components and technology
- Electronic Circuits & Systems

"Mechanical engineering workshop
Mechanical design 1
General mechanics
Arduino basics

Bibliography
"Robotics & automation" workshop http://adafruit.github.io/Adafruit_Motor_Shield_V2_Library/html/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsL9uxfWHoo "Energy" workshop [1] https://www.iea.org/reports/wind-power [2] GWEC GLOBAL WIND REPORT 2021 [3] R Camilla Thomson, Gareth P Harrison, 2015, Life Cycle Costs and Carbon Emissions of Onshore Wind Power. A ClimateXChange report, Scotland, [4] Carbon footprint of wind turbine by life cycle assessment March 2015 Huanjing Kexue Xuebao / Acta Scientiae Circumstantial 35(3):927-934

Bibliography

"Robotics & automation" workshop
http://adafruit.github.io/Adafruit_Motor_Shield_V2_Library/html/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsL9uxfWHoo

"Energy" workshop
[1] https://www.iea.org/reports/wind-power
[2] GWEC
GLOBAL WIND REPORT 2021
[3] R Camilla Thomson, Gareth P Harrison, 2015, Life Cycle Costs and Carbon Emissions of Onshore Wind Power. A ClimateXChange report, Scotland,
[4] Carbon footprint of wind turbine by life cycle assessment March 2015 Huanjing Kexue Xuebao / Acta Scientiae Circumstantial 35(3):927-934

Assessment(s)
N°	Nature	Coefficient	Observable objectives
1	The practical work is evaluated differently according to the concentration, but three main criteria are taken into account: - The result / output of the workshop - A poster - A presentation / video - An oral pitch General behaviour, involvement and attendance can also affect the students' grade.	100	Continuous Assessment